Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Boris Andel, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Andel
I.2 - Name
Boris
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1987
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
boris.andel@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/26272
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2034-0358

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
researcher Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 2016-2019
postdoctoral fellow Institute for nuclear and radiation physics, KU Leuven 2019-2021
researcher Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 2021-

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Nuclear Physics Physics I. Physics
Physics of Atomic Nucleus Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics II. Physics
Nuclear Reactions Nuclear and Subnuclear Physics II. Physics
Practical in atomic and nuclear physics Physics I. Physics

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
106
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
53
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
75
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
46
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1053
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
827
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1053
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
827
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
6
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
4
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

B. A. Marsh et. al., (incl. B. Andel): Characterization of the shape-staggering effect in mercury nuclei. Nature Physics 14, 1163 (2018).

2

A. Barzakh et al., (incl. B. Andel): Large Shape Staggering in Neutron-Deficient Bi Isotopes. Physical Review Letters 127, 192501 (2021).

3

T. Day Goodacre et al., (incl. B. Andel): Laser Spectroscopy of Neutron-Rich 207,208Hg Isotopes: Illuminating the Kink and Odd-Even Staggering in Charge Radii across the N=126 Shell Closure. Physical Review Letters 126, 032502 (2021).

4

B. Andel et al.: β-delayed fission of isomers in 188Bi. Physical Review C 102, 014319 (2020).

5

J. G. Cubiss et al., (incl. B. Andel): Deformation versus Sphericity in the Ground States of the Lightest Gold Isotopes. Physical Review Letters 131, 202501 (2023).

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

R. Lica et al., (incl. B. Andel): Revealing the Nature of yrast States in Neutron-Rich Polonium Isotopes, Physical Review Letters 134, 052502 (2025).

2

A. Barzakh et al., (incl. B. Andel): Large Shape Staggering in Neutron-Deficient Bi Isotopes. Physical Review Letters 127, 192501 (2021).

3

T. Day Goodacre et al., (incl. B. Andel): Laser Spectroscopy of Neutron-Rich 207,208Hg Isotopes: Illuminating the Kink and Odd-Even Staggering in Charge Radii across the N=126 Shell Closure. Physical Review Letters 126, 032502 (2021).

4

B. Andel et al.: β-delayed fission of isomers in 188Bi. Physical Review C 102, 014319 (2020).

5

J. G. Cubiss et al., (incl. B. Andel): Deformation versus Sphericity in the Ground States of the Lightest Gold Isotopes. Physical Review Letters 131, 202501 (2023).

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

P. Morfouace et al.: An asymmetric fission island driven by shell effects in light fragments. Nature 641, 8062 (2025).

2

H. Kokkonen et al.: New proton emitter 188At implies an interaction unprecedented in heavy nuclei. Nature Communications 16, 4985 (2025).

3

J. Warbinek et al.: Smooth trends in fermium charge radii and the impact of shell effects. Nature 634, 8036 (2024).

4

M. Reponen et al.: Evidence of a sudden increase in the nuclear size of proton-rich silver-96. Nature Communications 12, 4596 (2021).

5

Á. Koszorús et al.: Charge radii of exotic potassium isotopes challenge nuclear theory and the magic character of N = 32. Nature Physics 17, 439 (2021).

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

2023 - 2027 APVV-22-0282 Rare Decays and Structure of Exotic Isotopes

team member

2

07/2019 – 10/2023 APVV-18-0268 Structure of heavy exotic nuclei,

team member

3

01/2025 – 12/2028 VEGA 1/0019/25 Nuclear structure of exotic isotopes of very heavy elements,

deputy of principal investigator

4

01/2021 – 12/2024 VEGA 1/0651/21 Structure of heavy and superheavy atomic nuclei

deputy of principal investigator

5

08/2022 – 12/2026 Project MŠVVaŠ Experiment CERN-ISOLDE: study of exotic atomic nuclei using radioactive beams

team member

6

01/2016 – 12/2021 Project MŠVVaŠ Experiment CERN-ISOLDE: study of exotic atomic nuclei using radioactive beams

team member

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
Institute for nuclear and radiation physics, KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium 11.2.2019-10.2.2021 Postdoctoral Fellow
GSI, Darmstadt Darmstadt, Germany 15.1.2016-31.3.2016 visiting scientist
ISOLDE, CERN CERN, Switzerland 17.6.2016-6.7.2016 visiting scientist
GSI, Darmstadt Darmstadt, Germany 29.9.2015-22.10.2015 visiting scientist
JINR Dubna, Russia 27.8.2013-15.11.2013 visiting scientist

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Main spokesperson of experiment IS665 and one of the spokespersons of experiment LoI216 at ISOLDE, CERN (Switzerland).

Date of last update
2026-01-27